“You can’t teach someone to be funny, you either have it or you don’t!
Yet you can help funny people thrive.”
-comedian/producer/writer Eddie Brill

In addition to being an internationally touring comic for forty years, and a frequent host of corporate events, Eddie was the Talent Coordinator for the "Late Show with David Letterman and former creative director/architect of the Great American Comedy Festival.
Eddie has also been interviewing the comedy stars for the American Comedy Archives, and producing stand-up comedy specials for major platforms.

He has been running a one-of-a-kind workshop around the world since 1998. Eddie facilitates an honest and intense feedback session which highlights the key elements towards gaining the insight and understanding necessary in developing and retooling your work.  Both verbally and most importantly, non-verbally.

The strength of this kind of workshop is how we learn so much about ourselves from the feedback we share and hearing the perceptions of others.

For the first time, Eddie will be running a “comedy camp.”

An intensive two-day weekend of workshopping and a show a week later with an audience.

This once-in-a-lifetime experience is reserved for those with stage experience and the yearning to be the best at what we do.

Session Schedule: 

Saturday, February 22nd, 12 pm – 5 pm, at West Side Comedy Club

Sunday, February 23rd, 12 pm – 5 pm, at West Side Comedy Club

Performance date*:

Student Testimonials:

About Eddie Brill: 

Eddie Brill is a well respected and very funny stand up comedian here in the USA and abroad.

For seventeen years, he worked on The Late Show with David Letterman. He was the audience warm-up and for eleven of those years he was the Stand Up Comedy Talent Coordinator.  

Eddie has taped more than 100 TV shows in six different countries, including ten appearances on The Late Show and on an Emmy nominated episode of the FX hit series, “Louie.”
He has been seen in many films including, “30 Years To Life” with Tracy Morgan.  

A 3-time MAC award winner for Outstanding Male Comic in NYC, Eddie was the architect and Creative Director of The Great American Comedy Festival which honors Johnny Carson in his hometown of Norfolk, NE.

Along with Norman Lear, Eddie helped create the comedy writing program at Emerson College in Boston.
He has hosted his own podcasts and is now the interviewer for the American Comedy Archives.

Policies: 

Payment is required to complete the registration process; No Refunds, No Exchanges, No Cancellations (No semester roll-overs).

We reserve the right to remove anyone from a course and refund their money at any time for any reason

Students enrolled in classes are entitled to free open mics at West Side Comedy Club

Graduation shows must have at least 20 tickets sold in order to move forward, FUNY Standup & West Side Comedy Club reserve the right to cancel the show up to four (4) hours prior to start time if there is not a large enough audience.

Students will receive a recording of their set from the graduation show

Please be sure to read through our FAQ page for additional policies

If you have any additional questions feel free to reach out to us using the contact form or by emailing [email protected]

*scheduling subject to change